San Antonio archbishop: Migrants are often abandoned, stripped of identity July 14, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News The way Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio sees it, the only thing to blame is the system, and the tragedies in Texas are part of a bigger and complex problem, he said in a July 8 interview with Catholic News Service.
After tragedies in archdiocese, archbishop says good will win over evil July 13, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Gun Violence, Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller was still tending to the pain of the community of Uvalde, Texas, reeling from a mass school shooting that in late May left 19 children, many of them fourth graders, and their two teachers dead, when another tragedy landed on the doorstep of his Texas diocese.
Archbishop Lori joins bishops saying U.S. mass shootings have become ‘shockingly commonplace’ July 8, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Respect Life, World News The July 4 mass shooting brought devastation to yet another community in the U.S. and such a tragic situation “has become shockingly commonplace in our country,” said the chairmen of three committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Survivor of monastery shooting says answer to violence is ‘to grow in love’ July 6, 2022By Jay Nies Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News “God forgive me, I hope he’s in heaven,” Benedictine Father Kenneth Reichert said about the man who entered Conception Abbey 20 years ago, pointed a semi-automatic MAK-90 rifle at him and fired twice.
After shooting, cardinal urges unity to ‘build path to safety and peace’ July 5, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Respect Life, World News Saying he watched “in horror” news reports in the aftermath of a mass shooting during a suburban Fourth of July parade, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago offered prayers for the victims.
